Yet another low pressure system brought abundant moisture and heavy precipitation to the region...shortly after the previous system. The storm brought heavy rain to the region from the night of the 27th to the 28th. Event rainfall totals of 1.50 to 3.00 inches were common across the region...with local totals in excess of 4.00 inches. The heaviest rains...exceeding 4.00 inches in spots...occurred across portions of Hancock county. Some of the heavier rain totals were also reported across terrain enhanced areas of Penobscot county. Rivers and streams had little time to recover from the previous heavy rains occurring just shortly before this event. These most recent heavy rains...combined with a month of snow melt and several previous heavy rain events...caused rivers and streams to rise rapidly from already elevated levels. Across Aroostook county...melting snow provided additional water particularly to the Saint John River and tributaries. In addition...water releases from dams in preparation for this event  led to flooding along some smaller rivers and streams before the rains even began across portions of Penobscot and Hancock counties. Elevated lake levels caused increased flows on streams and rivers draining the lakes which also contributed to flooding of roads and basements.Rivers and streams rose rapidly in response to the heavy rains. Reports of lowland flooding and road closures begain to be received during the morning of the 28th. Across the North Maine woods of northwest Aroostook county many small streams and brooks were reported over their banks leading to flooding of many roads...leading to travel restrictions in that area. The elevated waters of the Fish River in northern Aroostook county contributed to the flooding of some basements from the vicinity of Soldier Pond to Fort Kent. Elevated lake levels also flooded camps and homes bordering the lakes. The Saint John...Allagash and Aroostook Rivers of northern Aroostook county were very elevated...but generally remained below flood stage with the exception of some spillover onto low lying agricultural land.  Across Penobscot county...many reports of lowland flooding were received along with some road closures. A portion of Route 11 was again closed due to flooding in the vicinity of Grindstone. Flooding was also reported along the Millinocket Stream in Millinocket.  Around 250 people in Millinocket were cut off from their homes for a time due to flooding...requiring a school bus to provide access across flooded roads.  Around a dozen homes on Route 2 near Milford were surrounded by water...with several roads closed...due to the elevated Penobscot River. The Penobscot River also spilled over onto the parking lots of several businesses in Old Town. The initial flooding was reported along the smaller tributary streams and rivers of the mainstem Penobscot River. The Penobscot River exceeded flood stage at both the West Enfield and Eddington forecast points. The flood stage at both West Enfield and Eddington is 18.0 feet. Flood stage at West Enfield was exceeded during the early morning hours of the 29th...cresting at nearly 20.0 feet later that night...then falling back below flood stage during the early morning hours of May 1st. Flood stage at Eddington was exceeded during the early morning hours of the 30th...cresting at around 18.5 feet that evening...then falling back below flood stage during the evening of May 1st.  Across Hancock county lowland flooding and road closures were common particularly across the Blue Hill peninsula and in Ellsworth along the Union River.

Flood in INTERIOR HANCOCK, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in CENTRAL PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in COASTAL HANCOCK, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-APR-05 15:00:00 to 30-APR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER